CLIMBERS

produced by Monash Uni Student Theatre

book by Elly D’Arcy

directed by Elly D’Arcy and Natalie Speechley

[May 16th - 25th, 2019]

1939.

It’s midnight in Cambridge, and Rosalind Brixton is awoken by the footsteps of three young men on her roof. They are the Night Climbers, a secret society which gathers on the rooftops long after they should be in bed.

Hungry for adventure, Rosalind is quickly initiated into this night-time world of clandestine oaths, cleverness, politics and sex. But when this Bohemian new world is shattered by a horrific betrayal, she must choose between keeping quiet and seeking revenge.

Climbers is a powerful and poignant exploration of the barriers women face in traditionally male institutions, and the strength, courage and solidarity it takes to dismantle them.

cast

EMMA BATTY

SHANNON BROWN

GREGOR CAMPBELL

ALANA DARE

HARRY DOWLING

EMILY KEAGAN

MONIQUE MARANI

NATASHA NOSIARA

ROXANA PAUN TRIFAN

LUNA RINDT

crew

EMMA ANVARI [Marketing Assistant]

ELLIS AUSTIN FINNIE [Dramaturg]

ASHLEIGH BASHAM [Sound Designer]

GEORGIA BELL [Intimacy and Stunt Coordinator]

PATRICK CLEMENTS-CRAMP [Technician]

IAN CORMICK [Marketing Manager and Graphic Designer]

ELLY D’ARCY [Playwright and Director]

AGATA DMOCHOWSKA [Production Manager]

CARA DOWE [Costume Designer]

JAIMI HOUSTON [Stage Manager]

JUSTIN HEATON [Lighting Designer]

AINSLEY HUGHES [Costume Assistant]

FRANCES PATON [Assistant Stage Manager]

PRANJALI SEHGAL [Assistant Production Manager]

NATALIE SPEECHLEY [Assistant Director]

LIAM WEBSTER [Sound Operator]